Protection device for surgery tables

Abstract

A patient protection device is provided for an operating room table. A rigid support frame extends transversely over a top surface of said table, including a main body with an upper support surface and a pair of support legs that are secured to the table. A receptacle tray to receive medical equipment is securely mounted to the rigid support frame via a removable connection. The receptacle tray includes a first planar surface positioned above a body lying over said top surface of said operating room table. The receptacle tray is slidable, relative to the rigid support frame, along a direction substantially parallel to the upper support surface of the rigid support frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A patient protection device for an operating room table, comprising:
 a rigid support frame extending transversely over a top surface of said table, comprising a main body with an upper support surface and a pair of support legs that are secured to said table to inhibit movement of the upper support surface along a longitudinal axis of said table; and 
 a receptacle tray to receive medical equipment and being securely mounted to the rigid support frame via a removable connection, the receptacle tray comprising a first planar surface that is substantially parallel to said top surface of said operating room table and a second planar surface arranged at an angle relative to the first planar surface, 
 wherein the receptacle tray is slidable, relative to the rigid support frame, along a direction substantially parallel to the upper support surface of the rigid support frame, 
 wherein, in an operative position, the first and second planar surfaces are positioned above a body lying over said top surface of said operating room table, and 
 wherein the first planar surface of the receptacle tray comprises a plurality of holes extending therethrough and the rigid support frame comprises a removable pin that is arranged to lockingly engage at least one of the plurality of holes extending through the receptacle tray to thereby inhibit sliding movement of the receptacle tray. 
 
     
     
       2. The patient protection device of  claim 1 , wherein each support leg of the rigid support frame comprises an upper end that is secured to the main body of the rigid support frame, and a lower end that is shaped and dimensioned to be inserted into accessory clamps associated with an accessory mounting rail upon said operating room table. 
     
     
       3. The patient protection device of  claim 2 , wherein the main body of the rigid support frame comprises a pair of depending projections that are each secured to the upper end of a selected one of the support legs of the rigid support frame. 
     
     
       4. The patient protection device of  claim 3 , wherein each support leg is secured to said selected one of the depending projections by a removable pin. 
     
     
       5. The patient protection device of  claim 4 , wherein each support leg is pivotally connected to said selected one of the depending projections so that the main body and upper support surface of the rigid support frame can pivot relative to said top surface of said operating room table. 
     
     
       6. The patient protection device of  claim 5 , wherein pivoting movement of the main body of the rigid support frame causes corresponding pivoting movement of the receptacle tray, and wherein the pivoting movement is capable of rotating the receptacle tray to an angle of at least 90 degrees. 
     
     
       7. The patient protection device of  claim 1 , wherein a main body of the rigid support frame, that defines the upper support surface, comprises at least one aperture extending through a substantial portion of the upper support surface so that said body lying over said top surface of said operating room table is visible through the at least one aperture when the receptacle tray is removed from the rigid support frame. 
     
     
       8. The patient protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the removable pin is resiliently biased into locking engagement with at least one of the plurality of holes extending through the receptacle tray. 
     
     
       9. The patient protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of holes extending through the receptacle tray are arranged in a linear array that is substantially parallel with the direction of sliding movement of the receptacle tray. 
     
     
       10. The patient protection device of  claim 1 , wherein the pair of support legs are laterally slidable with respect to the main body along a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said table to thereby selectively adjust a width between the pair of support legs. 
     
     
       11. A patient protection device for an operating room table, comprising:
 a rigid support frame extending transversely over a top surface of said table, comprising a main body with an upper support surface and a pair of support legs that are secured to said table to inhibit movement of the upper support surface along a longitudinal axis of said table; and 
 a receptacle tray to receive medical equipment and being securely mounted to the rigid support frame via a removable connection, the receptacle tray comprising a first planar surface that is substantially parallel to said top surface of said operating room table and a second planar surface arranged at an angle relative to the first planar surface, 
 wherein the receptacle tray is slidable, relative to the rigid support frame, along a direction substantially parallel to the upper support surface of the rigid support frame, and wherein, in an operative position, the first and second planar surfaces are positioned above a body lying over said top surface of said operating room table, 
 wherein the rigid support frame comprises at least one recessed channel and the receptacle tray comprise at least one channel insert that is received within and horizontally slidable along the at least one channel of the rigid support frame. 
 
     
     
       12. The patient protection device of  claim 11 , wherein the upper support surface of the rigid support frame comprises a first edge and an opposed second edge, and the at least one recessed channel extends substantially across the upper support surface between the first edge and the second edge, and
 wherein the at least one recessed channel is open at both of the first and second edges of the upper support surface so that the channel insert is removable from the at least one recessed channel at either of the first and second edges. 
 
     
     
       13. A patient protection device for an operating room table, comprising:
 a rigid support frame extending transversely over a top surface of said table, comprising a main body with an upper support surface and a pair of support legs that are secured to said table to inhibit movement of the upper support surface along a longitudinal axis of said table; and 
 a receptacle tray to receive medical equipment and being securely mounted to the rigid support frame via a removable connection, the receptacle tray comprising a first planar surface that is substantially parallel to said top surface of said operating room table and a second planar surface arranged at an angle relative to the first planar surface, 
 wherein the receptacle tray is slidable, relative to the rigid support frame, along a direction substantially parallel to the upper support surface of the rigid support frame, and wherein, in an operative position, the first and second planar surfaces are positioned above a body lying over said top surface of said operating room table, 
 wherein the receptacle tray further comprises a third planar surface arranged at an angle relative to both of the first and second planar surfaces. 
 
     
     
       14. A patient protection device for an operating room table, comprising:
 a rigid support frame extending transversely over a top surface of said table, comprising a main body defining an upper support surface with a recessed channel, a pair of depending projections extending downwards from the main body, and a pair of support legs each connected to a selected one of the depending projections and secured to said table to inhibit movement of the upper support surface along a longitudinal axis of said table, 
 wherein each support leg is pivotally connected to said selected one of the depending projections of the main body of the rigid support frame so that the main body of the rigid support frame can pivot relative to said top surface of said operating room table; and 
 a receptacle tray to receive medical equipment and being securely mounted to the rigid support frame via a removable connection, the receptacle tray comprising a first planar surface that is substantially parallel to said top surface of said operating room table, and a channel insert that is received within and horizontally slidable along the recessed channel of the rigid support frame so that the receptacle tray is slidable, relative to the rigid support frame, along said longitudinal axis of said table, 
 wherein, in an operative position, the first planar surface is positioned above a body lying over said top surface of said operating room table. 
 
     
     
       15. The patient protection device of  claim 14 , wherein the first planar surface of the receptacle tray comprises a plurality of holes extending therethrough that are arranged in a linear array extending along a direction of the longitudinal axis of said table, and
 wherein the rigid support frame comprises a removable pin that is resiliently biased into locking engagement with at least one of the plurality of holes extending through the receptacle tray to thereby inhibit slidable movement of the receptacle tray. 
 
     
     
       16. The patient protection device of  claim 14 , wherein the channel insert comprises a “T”-shaped or “I-beam”-shaped geometry with an enlarged head, and the recessed channel comprises a corresponding reduced cross-sectional profile that enables the enlarged head to be horizontally slidable along the channel recess while preventing the enlarged head from being vertically removable from the channel recess. 
     
     
       17. The patient protection device of  claim 14 , wherein each support leg is secured to said selected one of the depending projections of the main body of the rigid support frame by a removable pin that is received within one of a first and second hole on said selected one of the depending projections, and
 wherein the first and second holes are positioned so that the upper support surface of the rigid support frame is fixed in one of a first position substantially parallel to said top surface of said operating room table and a second position arranged substantially 90 degrees to said top surface of said operating room table. 
 
     
     
       18. The patient protection device of  claim 14 , wherein the recessed channel extends substantially across a width of the upper support surface of the rigid support frame between a first edge and a second edge thereof that are each open so that the channel insert is removable from the recessed channel at either of the first and second edges and the receptacle tray is thereby completely removable from the rigid support frame. 
     
     
       19. The patient protection device of  claim 14 , wherein the receptacle tray further comprises a second planar surface arranged at an angle relative to the first planar surface,
 wherein the angle of the second planar surface is oriented to be substantially parallel to a ground surface that said operating room table is supported on when said top surface of said operating room table is positioned in an angled Trendelenburg position. 
 
     
     
       20. The patient protection device of  claim 14 , wherein the pair of support legs are laterally slidable with respect to the main body along a direction that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said table to thereby selectively adjust a width between the pair of support legs.